LITCHFIELD COUNTY, Conn. (WTNH) – Hunters have new opportunities this year in two different portions of Mohawk State Forest, Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced.

The Ziegler parcel in Goshen will allow firearm deer and turkey hunting, archery for deer and turkey, small game and waterfowl. The Clark Pond parcel in Cornwall will allow deer and turkey bow hunting.

DEEP determined hunting could happen in a “safe and prudent manner” in these areas of Mohawk State Forest.

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